WAW Weekend: Help Us Save Lives in Belize

"The Word at Work is a ministry that mobilizes churches and individuals to answer God's call to minister to those in need," writes Rev. Tim Tam, Director of the Amarillo, Texas-based ministry. "Through our relationships, God reveals needs and opportunities for service. As we come along side the poor, new friendships develop and doors for ministry open. As we serve, God provides the resources to supply for the needs he reveals."

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Help Us Save Lives in Belize

Friends,

*** We have been given a great blessing that

will help save infants and adults in Belize! ***

We were recently made aware that KHMH, the hospital in Belize City, is in DIRE NEED of ventilators ... The Pediatric physician at KHMH shares, "We are being put in the extreme position of having to play God, deciding who will live or die based on our lack of this equipment. Nurses are literally taking shifts 24 / 7 to manually ventilate patients."

A donor has come forward with ventilators that can be shipped immediately to Belize in a container that will also hold a vehicle donated to Belize Hospice & Palliative Care Foundation, hospital beds, oxygen concentrators and other medical supplies that are so scarce in Belize. The container is ready to ship from Arlington, Texas - would you please help us get it shipped right away? Cost of shipping this priceless equipment is $8,000 USD ...would you consider asking your small group of Sunday school class to help us? Please email me if you can help.

We've had an incredibly blessed couple of weeks here in Belize with several teams coming alongside our Belizean partners in powerful ways. Today I want to highlight our ongoing water project ... it's our goal to make Belize the first country in the world to have potable water for every person. We recently received a call from St. Margaret's Village Chairman pleading for help as many in their community were ill due to lack of clean water. Our response was swift and members of two teams traveled with Jose Valencia to deliver filters to over 200 families.

 Another team will return next week to deliver 40 more filters ... BUT, more and most importantly, this community has heard the Good News of Christ and the Living Water only He can provide. These filters are a unique and meaningful tool to change lives! The Chairman called Jose last night to thank us for bringing fresh water to his village and he said the families are incredibly happy! Thank you for helping make our goal a reality. Please let me know if you would like to help us in this outreach, we'll have more filters going out with teams over the summer!!

The King's Children's Home is gathering eggs ... lots of them! The layers are producing over 100 eggs a day! Thank you to everyone who helped make this dream a reality!! (We hear there are a couple of turkeys, too; and 100 broiler chicks are settling in to their new home!)

This month we've also been blessed by the work of long-term volunteers Marilyn Stewart and Kent Sappenfield, and team leader/videographer Kurt Oheim. We are inspired by their service and love for Belize! Is God calling you?? I'd love to talk more with you about where you can serve!

Our Board of Directors has just completed a whirlwind tour in Belize, meeting our partners and getting updated on project progress ... would you please lift them in prayer as they continue to work and discern God's will for The Word at Work? Thanks

TT (Tim Tam) The Word at Work

ps: Our Ministry Associate team gathers school supplies, toys, and stuffed animals through out the year ... we've discovered blankets are an ongoing need as well, so please be saving them, too. Click here to learn more about becoming a TW@W Ministry Associate, or get in touch with Tim Hagen for more information!

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Speaking from my own first-hand experience - working side-by-side with Tim, Kenny and our brothers and sisters in Belize - won't you give thoughtful, prayerful consideration to supporting the efforts of Tim, the Word At Work staff and their partners? Please please fill out this Commitment Card and return it to their office!

Also, remember that you can follow The Word At Work on their Facebook page!